The Freelander's my mum's so not a second car.

I said unintentionally. I never doubted the Freelander would slide if provoked, haven't said that. The way people are sounding here is that they can't put a new pair of tyres on the front for fear of the rears breaking traction and them skidding off into a ditch. I'm sorry but if people are driving so close to the limit without realising and the only thing keeping them on the road is the stability control cutting in constantly (unless you're specifically provoking/trying to make it slide) then I think you should get booked on an advanced drivers course!

Andy, you may well have yours sliding and that's up to you, I'm sure you know it's going to happen before you pitch into a corner, (as you said its nothing surprising) rather than it catching you off guard 3 or 4 times a day.

The reality is, referring back to this example, if the OP placed new on the front, they won't be in anymore danger of the rears 'stepping out'. The amount of tread left will still give as near as makes no difference as much grip as if they were new. Added bonus, the entire set of 4 will probably be due at the same time.

For reference, oversteer; when the rear steps out, causing you to steer in the opposite direction of the corner to save it

Understeer; when the front pushes on, forcing you to put on more lock than would normally required to avoid running wide. Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

It does sound like all of you drive your cars like you stole them  1st time FL2 owner. 2007 SE i6 in Tambora Flame.

you would think they were driving sports cars !!

I certainly didn't buy the FL2 to drive it fast through bends, etc that's not what it's designed for.

Iain

I agree with what Big Dave says...if you drive a Freelander 2 too fast you reap the results. However, back to the OP, the advice is still to put new tyres on the back. The extreme example is emergency braking on curve on a wet road. All the weight shifts to the front and the arse end will have a job to hang on so you need as much grip as you can get there. It all demonstrates the nonsense of the 1.5 mm legal limit. Should be more like 3mm IMHO. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

wizking wrote:

In case of blowout. Much easier to handle a front blowout rather than a rear, so recommend best tyres on rear.

Got to agree a rear blowout is preferable anyday.



This one slowed me down, but despite being heavily laden there was little effect on the steering.
Travelling too fast, airborne, laded on a lump of rock, goodbye almost new tyre.

Dave, thanks for the reminder as I do get the oversteer/understeer terminology mixed up.

And yes Gents she will never be a Lotus or even a Golf in the handling stakes, but she handles well for a softly sprung 2 tonne 4x4 Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner